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- Maggie spends most of her time hiding under tables or beds, startle When the stimulus that triggers the fear exceeds the usual threshold slightly, involuntary urination and defecation occur by trifles and trembling. She never leaves the house.
- Maggie only approaches the lady of the house slightly.
- General Symptoms: Maggie feels cold. In winter, she tends to stay close to heat sources.
- Remark: Maggie exhibits extreme caution, shyness, and distrust, reminiscent of an
unsocialized wild animal. Upon entering the house, she hides under a bed, trembling, with normal pupils. When approached, she becomes startled, urinates, but does not attempt to attack at any time.
- Previous treatment: Maggie had previously received Phosphorus 200 C, but it was not effective.
- "Funnel" system:
o Phosphorus was ruled out a priori due to its previous prescription without
success.
o Lycopodium and opium are predominantly hot (and "Maggie" is very cold).
o Belladonna is not considered as it lacks dilated pupils.
o It is not Causticum, as Maggie appears to exhibit characteristics more aligned
with the plant kingdom.
o Veratrum is expressive, hyperactive and sociable. "Maggie" is the opposite. o Aconitumiscertainlytheremedybecauseit'samilderremedy.
- The prescription is: Aconitum 200 C, 7 drops single dose.
- Follow-up: total improvement in behavior was observed in less than a week after
administering. Aconitum. However, there was a relapse after a month, prompting the repetition of another dose of Aconitum 200 C, Maggie remains well to date.
Conclusión
- In the presented work, the main objective is to derive guidelines to aid in identifying the most appropriate medication for the patient, based on the characteristics of Column 1.
- For instance, individuals exhibiting traits such as a weak ego, dependency, confusion, disconnection reactions paralysis dullness irritability anger psychophysical
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